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ORDINANCE NO. 90- 2842
AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING A WRITE-IN CANDIDATE
IN CITY ELECTIONS TO DECLARE CANDIDACY THIRTY
(30) DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE DATE OF ELECTION.
WHEREAS, the passage, promulgation, and enforcement of the
provisions herein contained are determined necessary and
advisable for the promotion of the general welfare of the
community to carry out the governmental powers delegated to and
possessed by the City of Plainview; and
WHEREAS, Article XI of the Charter of the City of Plainview
provides that the City Council shall make rules and regulations
governing the ordering, giving notice and manner of conducting
elections;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of the
City of Plainview, Texas:
Section 1: Any qualified elector of the City, who is
otherwise qualified, in order to be entitled to stand for
election as a write-in candidate must file with the City
Secretary a declaration of write~in candidacy not later than the
30th day prior to the election. The declaration of write-in
candidacy must meet the same requirements as an application for a
place on the ballot.
Section 2: Severability. Should any section, paragraph,
sentence, clause or word of this Ordinance or of the Code adopted
hereby, be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason,
the remainder of this Ordinance, and of the Code adopted hereby
shall not be affected thereby.
Section 3: Conflicts. Ail ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict with this article are hereby repealed to
the extent of such inconsistency.
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Section 4: This ordinance shall take effect and be in force
from and after the passage and approval by the City Council of
the City of Plainview, Texas as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED on this the 9th day of October, 1990.
E.V. Ridlehuber, Mayor
ATTEST:
C~la Reese, City Secretary
APPROVED AS ~ COGENT:
es P.~effe~s/Ci~y~Ma~er
APPROVED ~ ~ FO~:
D. Blackburn, City Attorney
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